Honour killing stories 2010

Selma Born: 1963 shot: 15 January 2010 Residence: Wuppertal-Elberfeld Origin: Turkey Children: 1 daughter (11 years old at the time of the crime) Perpetrator: her divorced husband Yusuf C. (at the time of the crime 42 years old) When the trial against Yusuf C. begins in August 2010 before the district court of Wuppertal, witnesses […]

Honour killing stories 2009

Mizgin / Müdje B. born: 1990 stabbed and run over: 1 January 2009 Residence: Harsewinkel (near Gütersloh) Origin: Turkey Children: none Perpetrator: her cousin and husband Önder B., aged 26 at the time of the crime. The Kurdish woman Müdje B. (in some newspapers she is also called Mizgin) was born in Germany and married […]

Honour killing stories 2008

Feysal Hamid Born: 1960 Murdered: 23 January 2008 Residence: Cologne Origin: victim: Syria, originally Palestinian; perpetrator: Iraq Children: 8 Perpetrator: Sattar A. (age 35 at the time of the crime) Feysal has 8 children in Syria and comes to Cologne in 2004. He is tolerated and works as a cook. When he comes home from […]

Honour killing stories 2007

Anna Born: 1972 Attempted murder: January 3, 2007 Residence: Remscheid Origin: Perpetrator: Italy Children: yes, number unclear Perpetrator: her divorced husband Francesco S. (age 38 at the time of the crime) On January 3, 2007, Francesco, an Italian, lies in the stairwell waiting for his divorced wife. He knocks her down in front of the […]

Honour killing stories 2001 to 2006

Nezara Z. born 1969 stabbed to death: 1 January 2001 Residence: Berlin-Neukölln Origin: Afghanistan Children: 4 sons, between 2 and 11 years old at the time of the crime Perpetrators: Nezara’s brother-in-law Badsha (29 years old at the time of the crime) and her 16-year-old cousin Magid Nezara has lived with her husband and four […]

Honour killing stories to 2000

Rinda D. Born: 1960 shot dead: 23 July 1981 Residence: Bietigheim-Bissingen Origin: Turkey Children: 1 newborn son Perpetrator: her brother Isa D. (15 years old at the time of the crime) On July 23, 1981, 15-year-old Isa shoots his sister six times while she is lying in the maternity ward of Bietigheim Hospital. She drags […]

South American perpetrator of honor killings in Europe

South American perpetrator of honor killings in Europe Honour killings are common among Afghan, Syrian, Turkish, Iraqi and Hindustani girls. They are rejected, mistreated or murdered by their families because they have damaged the good honour. The reason is often that girls have a relationship that is not approved by their parents or want to […]